1074 



EXPERIMENT STATION KKCOKI). 



f>islriliiilioii of rridli' jiroli'iii. in iiKicaroni wheats. 



Kuhaiikii . 

 (Jhiini'ivka 

 Aniiiulkji . 

 Black Hon 

 Velvet Don 

 I'ellissier.., 

 Me.leali... 



Kalila 



Alyeriali . ., 

 SaraKolle . 

 ArKL-ntine 

 VVahiak 



Number 



of 

 unalvses. 



J', ct. 

 66. 93 

 56. 76 

 70. 05 

 58.31 

 (Mi. 79 

 48.15 

 .53. 26 

 .50. 78 

 54.06 

 61.28 

 58. 18 

 53. .54 



Thi' author points out that the Russian varieties have given l^etter results than the 

 Mediterranean wheats. Of the Russian wheats, Kubanka, Arnautka, Ciharnovka, 

 and Velvet Don are considered desirable sorts. The original imported seed of 

 Kubanka contained 14.1 i)er cent of iirotein, and the crop grown on South Dakota 

 soil in 1901, a favorable season, contained 18.8 per cent. In 1902, a Avet season, the 

 protein content of the crop from seed of the previous year was 13.9 per cent. The 

 protein content varied not only with the variety l)ut also with the physical condition 

 of different samples of the same variety. The i)ercentage of protein passing into the 

 flour A\as largest with tlie Kussian varieties. 



A report on.the range coiiditions of central Washington, J. S. Corrox ( HV/,s/(- 

 higton St(t. Bui. 60, jiji. 45,firjs. 18). — After reviewing the physical features of central 

 Washington, the author describes the range conditions of the region and enumerates, 

 with brief iKjtes as to their habits of growth and forage value, the different plants afford- 

 ing feed for stock on the winter and summer ranges. The methods of handling horsi's, 

 cattle, and sheej) on the ranges are discussed and suggestions for range improvement 

 are given. 



A list of tlie more important forage plants ol)served by the author, including 

 43 grasses, 11 rushes and sedges, 8 leguminous jilants, and 8 salt sages and allii'il 

 jilants, is given, and the different species are briefly described. The value of culti- 

 vated forage plants for the region is also considered. The author believes that fencing 

 and moderate grazing will greatly benefit the range, and recommends that where 

 stock is pastured several jiastures be provided, so that each season one of them may 

 be given a chance to rest and reseed itself. It is suggested that the restoration of the 

 native meadows would be materially benefited by sowing bunch grass seed on the 

 thin iilaces and by the more extensive use of the grasses and other forage plants 

 capaljle of thriving under the prevailing conditions. 



HORTICULTURE. 



Report of the professor of horticulture, II. L. Hutt {Ontario Ayr. Col. and 

 Krjil. Farm Bpt. 190-3, pp. S8-95). — The author outlines the work of instruction and 

 investigation in his department during the year. Experiments Avere made in the 

 cultivation and management of various fruits and cover crops. It was found that the 

 best results were obtained Avhen one cover croj) was used alone. In cases where two 

 or three were jjlanted in the same orchard, one appeared to check the growth of the 

 others. As the result of a test of 300 varieties of stra\vl)erries, the author recom- 

 mends the following varieties for the whole season: Splendid, Wesley, Clyde, Warfield, 

 Irene, Saunders. 



